It all depends on what you call mass. Mass, as it appears in classical non relativistic case is the measure of material that is contained in the particle. That is one aspect. Mass is the one which appears the force acceleration equation. Larger the mass, lesser the acceleration for the same force. Mass is the one which decides gravitational attraction between two particles at a given distance. Generally, we take our definition of mass from Force-acceleration relations. This mass is also called Rest mass. Please note that this mass does not change as the particle gains speed. Very interestingly, the material can be converted into energy. Once that happens material disappears and the mass is lost. The relation is E = mc^2. People also define mass from this relation E = mc^2. The energy of a particle is E, its "so called" mass is E/c^2. This is very different from the mass that we know from force-acceleration relations. The name given is relativistic mass. In fact,...
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